Gourmet Lunchboxes for Grown-Ups

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“But packed lunches are so anti-social!”

Use your lunch break to get some fresh air and relax

One of the great things about having lunch out is that you get to socialise with others, and take a break from your office or home space. But just because you take your own lunch to work, or eat lunch at home, doesn't mean you can't still socialise or have a break.

If your colleagues are going to a food court for lunch, it's totally acceptable to take your lunchbox with you. If you feel like you need to buy something, have a coffee (low-fat!), tea, or diet soft drink. You can't take your lunch to a restaurant of course, but you can always eat your lunch beforehand, and go just for a drink (diet soft drink, tea, low-calorie coffee).

Perhaps the best thing to do, though, is to set an office trend; you might be surprised how many others will join you in bringing lunch from home. "What's in your lunchbox today?" can become something of a competition in work places - a healthier (and cheaper) one than comparing sale-price shoes from David Jones!

One of the bonuses to not eating out at lunch time is the freedom to spend your lunch hour doing something other than buying food. You can:

• Take a walk
• Do some shopping
• Read a book
• Go to the gym
• Call a friend
• Take your lunch to a park and dine in the sunshine

Whatever you decide to do with your bonus hour, and whatever delicacies you take for lunch this week, enjoy!

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Last updated: September 26th, 2006